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hello and welcome. —— in the southport attack. the bodies of four israeli hostages — who died in captivity in gaza — are on their way back to theirfamilies in israel, after masked palestinian gunmen the yarden was released by hamas earlier this month. fourth hostages —— hostage is oded lifschitz he was 84 and his british daughter has been prominent campaigner their 7 7 wthéik 7 7 7 " reg w i their red cross 7 7 for their release. red cross officials received the bodies from hamas in khan younis in a stage manage handover before being away a being taken away in a convoy. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu families of netanyahu says the families of those were of those abducted were informed of the �*and our hearts are the matter and our hearts are with them at this difficult time. hamas has said it is time; news: has seid'i�*eis' to release all the

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t—— country. i think one could say this is a country in mourning. is the handover of this is the first handover of hostages that has involved have survived, those who have not survived, those who have not survived, those who have not survived, those who are dead. we saw the in this very coffins in this very stage—managed event. again, in khan younis in gaza by hamas. handed over to the cross. handed over to the red cross. they have since been taken to z the hes s�*1ss hes-1 take-1; t1 ww 7 ~ * ,,, ' ,,. of israel. and the hae �*1'e hee1�*ahe1th m, f " s w ' w of israel. and just the care of israel. and just inside the border of gaza, a is being held the military rabbi saying chief military rabbi saying prayers �* the chief military rabbi saying prayers �*the coffins. and coffins are going rcoffins are going to the coffins are going to be taken along the roads that have lined by people in morning been lined by people in morning to the hospital where the ts the hsssitst where the forensic identification ta ke take place today, $4! tees flat? latsf sites??? "7” 77 h” could take 54! tees flat? latsf sites??? "7” 77 h” could take place over many that could take place over many but everyone in israel hours. but everyone in israel now pretty much accepts those

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across israel is that they have died. ., ., , died. this handover of these four bodies _ died. this handover of these four bodies has _ died. this handover of these four bodies has taken - died. this handover of these four bodies has taken place | feer'hedies has ts'sen stsee |n feer'hedies has ts'sen stsee in the past hour or so. just in the past hour or so. the cross took those in and transferring them bodies in and transferring them to israel criticised the to israel had criticised the stage handover of living 77 and 77 77 and called 7 77 and called for77privacy hostages and called for privacy and dignity today. what has been made of the these been made of the way these bodies were handed over in carefully choreographed another carefully choreographed display by hamas with throngs display by hamas withthrsngs surrounding i of people surrounding them? i mean, in israel, as you can understand, the is one understand, the response is one of anger mixed with the sorrow over the fact that these gygg the fact that these people died and that is now have died and that that is now shown to be almost certainly case. the way that this was once the �*e'e the e the�* this sees” 1 11 11111 111 1 once again the 1e'e 1jhe e the�* this eeee11 1 11 1111 1 111 1 once again is the 1e'e the e thet th’e eeee11 1 11 1111 1 111 1 once again is seen here the 1e'e the e thet th’e eeee11 1 11 11111 111 1 propaganda n is seen here the 1e'e the e thet th’e eeee11 1 11 1111 1 111 1 propaganda move en here the 1e'e the e thet th’e eeee11 1 11 1111 1 111 1 propaganda move by here the 1e'e the e thet th’e eeee11 1 11 11111 111 1 propaganda move by hamas. was a huge was7a huge poster7above there was a huge poster above the platform where a red cross the�*pta�*tfann where a'r'ed crass came up the�*pta�*tfanh where a'r'ed crass came up to sign with a hamas fighter to

papers with a hamas fighter to receive the coffins and that poster showed a of poster showed a caricature of the prime minister poster showed a caricature of the netanyahu ister poster showed a caricature of the netanyahu with blood benjamin netanyahu with blood on lips and fangs, accusing on his lips and fangs, accusing him of made �*these himzofzthe murder of these hamas said a long hostages. hamassaid a itang ago now, hostages. hamassaid a itong ago now, back in november j that the 7 77t7h7at7th7e7 as" 7777 7 77t7h7at7th7e7 has; my? 7—z three of 7 7 77thre7eo7ft7h7em7777 77 7 three of them7 were 7 7 7 the} 7o7f t7hem7were7d7ea7d , all three of them were dead, the two children and their mother sharone and they 77j7(i[7[77e7tj77 s s .s . ass k|lled|n 57n7 7 tutsi]; 57575741177 been killed in an israeli attack. israel never confirmed that. —— shiri. that is what for a [on hamas has said for a long time. blame hamas is putting on this blame hamas is putting on the israeli was the israeli government was blatantly clear in the images transmitted at that event. but it is one that i think will only increase sense of only increase the sense of anger in israel, which is mixed e

with the deep sorrow, i think the deepest that has been felt until now. this was a day that was bracing itself.7 they israel was bracing itself. they �*that hostages israel was bracing itself. they �* that hostages would dead fro7n717g7az7a77 7 77 7 777d7e7$ci7f7r87ii717e737£§£n7d dead fro7n717gaz7a7and now emerging dead from gaza and now and... and now they have. it is critically poignant and potent that it happens to the two thet'it hseeens ts he the tws hostages who thet'it hessens ts he the tws hostages who were youngest hostages who were taken along with their mother. their father yarden taken along with their mother. theirfather yarden bibas taken along with their mother. their father yarden bibas was earlier this month. he freed earlierthisrnsnth. he 1 1 1 11 1 been hostage that he was 77he7w52kia7ria753éd77 7 time, he was kidnapped separately and kept separately. he was informed in a video that released months ago that hamas released months ago that his wife and children had ,he , he was seen to in that video —— he received the news. whenhe received the news. thank you. speaking both on social media and at an event in florida, and that his ukrainian counterpart was a dictator, because he didn't hold

elections last year. counterpart of living in a "disinformation space", a long time ago" to end the war. for ukraine's president zelensky. on wednesday and stressed the need for everyone to work together, describing mr zelensky as ukraine's "democratically elected leader". as "extremely friendly". ukraine wasn't invited. a deepening rift between the united states and ukraine. after president trump spent the day attacking ukraine's

he's pretty easy, pretty easy. a dictator without elections. zelensky better move fast or he's not going to have a country left. in the wrong direction. to the war with russia. i do, i think the russians want to see the war end, and i do, i really do. but i think they have the cards a little bit because, so they have the cards. to ukraine and gave his backing to efforts to achieve long—lasting peace. in response, president zelensky wrote on x, "we will never

welcomed by moscow. since we do not see how we can negotiate with him kind of agreement, and tomorrow, he as the president. so this piece of paper will have much of paper will not have much value. in 2019, before the war. but since russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine, elections

said the us president was living in a "disinformation space" governed by moscow. all the support he can get. but it's clear that it won't be from president trump. well, it will come as no surprise to you i think to hear £2: 22: 77 7thi7s7isal7l7777 77 7thi7sis all7goi7n7g7 7 77 this is all going down that this is all going down very well in the very well in moscow. the are very pleased, very russians are very pleased, very confident. they love hearing donald trump's criticism of zelensky. on the president zelensky. on the page of the newspaper t7h7ere there is a big today, there is a big of vladimir putin photograph of vladimir putin looking very happy, smiling, 7 about how 7 77about how7well 77 77about how7well the77us talking about how well the us and russia talks have been and rdssia talks have heen the talks in going. the talks in saddi earlier this going. the talks in saodi earlier this week. and arabia earlier this week. and there is big article in the there is a hig artistsinthe 11111 1111 paper today.

there is a hig artistsinthe 11111 1111 papertoday. it government paper today. it talks about donald trump elections in ukraine demanding elections in ukraine and concluding, the paper says, and ssnstsding. the see-er ears started the washington has started the process of the destruction image. of course the zelensky�*s image. fit coarse the pleased because we russians are pleased because we have gone a there has an emerican where there was an american presidentjoe biden who called vladimir putin a murderous �*to a situation dictator to a situation where we have an american president donald who now calls the donald trump who nowscalls the of ukraine a dictator elections. and an without elections. and an president who appears —7: to russian happy to embrace russian on the war in narratives on the war in ukraine and to spread those who doesn't narratives. who doesn't criticise at all vladimir putin for putin's full—scale invasion ukraine three years ago. and of ukraine threeyears ago. and top of that, an american who is - ickin . fi . hts america's traditional 7 and weakening allies and weakening transatlantic ties. so if you put all that together, that kind of explains why

7755 sm'n in 5757 putin is smiling in that photograph on the front of photograph on the front page of the russian newspaper today. good to you. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky is due to meet the us for the russia ukraine envoy for the russia ukraine war kellogg in next war keith kellogg in the next few hours, how crucial will that be? few hours, how crucial will that - be?- few hours, how crucial will that be? . , ., that meeting be? that is not clear, that meeting be? that is not clear. to _ that meeting be? that is not clear. to be _ that meeting be? that is not clear, to be - we - much —— ina ofan and with all itinerary. en's'w'rth stt'st' insults from donald these insults from donald trump, it is almost brinkmanship he is trying to brinkmanship he is'trying to into the proceedings over bring into the proceedings over ukraine's very future. mr kergg ukraine's very future. mr kellogg was not involved in the saudi talks and in his words, he is here to listen. it is an awkward foundation for a diplomatic visit. i think his diplomaticd'it eee eeeeeeee e are diplomaticd'it eee ...s.......... e are show distentaticeisite. "h1'-' hise— e . e e , e— ,, ,- are show him hosts are looking to show him what they call the [51am mam b takin him to the picture by taking him to the front lines and showing him the full of full horrors of russia's invasion. but as for going

beyond that, i think we are heyond that, i think we are a more diplomatic tone seeing a more diplomatic tone being adopted by president zelensky. he is looking to continue what he as continue what he described as constructive cooperation emerica and ukraine. between america and ukraine. bgcause still frank between america and ukraine. bgcause stillfrankabout between america and ukraine. bgt fact still frank about between america and ukraine. bgt fact that he frank about between america and ukraine. bgt fact that he is ank about between america and ukraine. bgt fact that he is reliant>ut between america and ukraine. bgt fact that he is reliant on the tact that he is retiant on us in its continued fight the us in its continued fight against russia. so you against russia. so well you have these extraordinary against russia. so well you have these exti insults ry against russia. so well you have these exti insults going allegations and insults going one i think president one way, i think president zelensky is to keep zelensky is looking to keep constructive and civil —— today constructive and civil —— while. what is for uk while. what is crucial for uk —— ukraine is how kellogg —— ukraine is how keith kellogg goes back to his boss in 555? 55:5 t5 5'75 55575757 7 and 5555 55:5 t5 55 555575 7 and ukraine's washington and relays ukraine's concerns. he is a retired general himself. you might say, general himself. you mightsay. we need to our look, we need to maintain our that will certainly be support. that will certainly be the hope here. these are the hope here. but these are interesting diplomatic times. we will to monitor and get latest on that this and get the latest on that visit throughout the day. for now, james, thank you.

last night, zelensky saying he is a zeisnekveav'm he is a elected democratically elected leader. —— sir keir backed. ’ is7the77 of him what is the significance of him coming out and backing zeiiensky? zelensky? the freeisenf eeleneee" over the last significance is over theeteet— u--...,,..,,..-,- significance is sverthelast— , ,, ,, ., we have seen 7 reluctant frankly to ministers reluctant frankly to criticise donald trump and even criticisefionatd trampandeven to differ from his appeared to differ from his but not so last positions. but not so last night. you often get readouts which are the government's official of what official interpretation of what in a call between a was said in a call between a world leader and a prime minister and they are often quite bland and nuanced and you have to read the lines have to read between the lines to work out going on. to work out what is going on. no need for that last night. street's 77 street's summ7ary of the downing street�*s'sammary'ot'the between sir starmer volodymyr zelensky went out and volodymyr zelensky went out its to describe of its way to describe president zelensky is ukraine's democratically leader democratically elected leader and said it was perfectly to suspend wartime is the uk did during wartime is the uk did during wartime is the uk did during world war ii, so

“that“?! 5545 5?“ 55 contrary directly contrary —— contradicting donald trump early in the day who described zelensky as a dictator without zelenskyasadictatorulthout after ukraine zelenskyasadictatorulthout a elections ie zelenskyasadictatorulthout a elections last year suspended elections last year because �*that war. prime because of that war. the prime keir starmer heads to minister keir starmer heads to washington week and washington next week and that was already going to be a =-: =—_ =s—_ significant shift for his premiership. and stakes for premiership. and the stakes for that visit has only increased that visit has only “treated —e eeeee the few that visit has only "weasels —e eeeee the few days. in the last few days. particularly for what it will particutsrty for what it witt 111111111 11111 1111 for particularly fsr what it hitt' ' ' 1 '1 1 for the uk particularly fsr what it witt ' ' 1 '1 1 for the uk plus much wider mean for the uk plus much wider relationship with the us, and =-= that has implications notjust for ukraine, notjust for for ukraine, not just for europe, for ukraine, notjust for europe, but all of us in europe, but all of us here in the uk as well when you think about wider relationship about the wider relationship with the us and the about the wider relationship with the us for the about the wider relationship with the us for trade exemptions that the uk to . . to carve out when it77 wants to carve out when it comes tariffs in particular. comes to tariffs in particular. harry, for now, thank

let's return to the donald trump has made of ukraine's president. donald ukrgige's president. donald criticised mr zelensky trump criticised mr zelensky he had done a terrible saying he had done a terrible job and refuses to have elections in ukraine. zelensky�*s five year term was zetenshy's fiye yearete'ns wase .- ~ eee to end zetenshy's fiye veartem wase .- ~ eee to end 2024, zetenshy's fiye veartem wase .- ,, ..-- to end 2024, but due to end in 2024, but elections have been suspended since martial law was declared after russia's invasion. and conflict studies at the democratic initiatives foundation. first, what is your view about the meeting between the meeting today between president zelensky and keith "fresidentielens icy a and keith of "fresidentielensky and keith of the us envoy, do you kellogg of the us envoy, do you think it could have an impact the us position when it on the us position when it comes to and the comes to ukraine and the outcome of this war? ido i do believe that morning. i do believe that there might be some changes at least in there mig